HC Deb 29 July 1983 vol 46 cc623-4W
Mr. Alfred Morris

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list those advisory committees and other public bodies, for which he is responsible, which have a member appointed to them to represent disabled people or who have members who are themselves disabled, and, separately, those which do not; and if he will list the names of those so appointed to bodies in the first category.

Sir Keith Joseph

1. Of the 30 public bodies that fall within the responsibility of the Department none has members appointed specifically to represent disabled people. Three have members who are themselves disabled. Twenty-four bodies do not have disabled members. In the remaining three cases, the information about disabled membership is not readily available.

2. The bodies concerned are:

  1. a. Those with disabled members
    1. (i) Executive:
      • National youth bureau
    2. (ii) Advisory:
      • Advisory committee on the supply and education of teachers
        • 624
      • Industrial Scholarships Trust
  2. b. Those without disabled members
    1. (i) Executive:
      • Advisory council for adult and continuing education
      • Business and technician education council
      • Central bureau for educational visits and exchanges
      • Centre for information on language teaching and research
      • Council for the accreditation of correspondence colleges
      • Further education curriculum research and development unit
      • Genetic manipulation advisory group
      • Schools Council
      • Secondary examinations council
      • Agricultural Research Council
      • British Museum (Natural History)
      • Medical Research Council
      • Natural Environment Research Council
      • Science and Engineering Research Council
      • Social Science Research Council
    2. (ii) Advisory:
      • Advisory board for research councils
      • Advisory committee for the microelectronics programme
      • Assessment of performance unit (consultative committee)
      • Burnham FE committee
      • Burnham primary and secondary committee
      • Computer board for universities and research councils
      • Committee of inquiry into the education of children from ethnic minority groups
      • University Grants Committee
    3. (iii) Tribunal (ad hoc appointments)
      • Independent schools tribunal
  3. c. Those where information is not readily available
    1. (i) Executive:
      • Council for educational technology
      • Council for national academic awards
    2. (ii) Advisory:
      • National advisory board for local authority higher education

3. It would not be appropriate to list the names of disabled members of public bodies.

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